DONO\ y Bethlehem Dems Hudson River art Laxers tied ~-- _._____ r [1ne up calf r• r_.~ .. Olana for first place 1 ttO£-tSOtl AN HVH1ifi OSee lAY il!YMY1i0 lSt OSee Page 17 7.11'<111lU'l :rnana R1!H11.111J:4ll S6£ d69 MOll >O-l0-60 6ll8l £tO J••HSH ~H-H~~••••••••••••••••• the Towns of Bethlehem & New Scotland Squeaky clean IDA gives Bruno green light By JOSEPH A. PHILLIPS Bethlehem's Industrial Development Agency (IDA) has adopted a resolution that clears the way for Bruno Machinery to proceed with construction of a new $5.5 million manufacturing facility on .River Road in Glenmont - including a payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) agreement for tax abatements stretching over a 15-year period. With company president Bob Bruno at the IDA's meeting on Friday, May. 4, · . the agency, which had earlier passed an inducement resolution granting .the company up to $4.2 million in industrial revenue bonds to help finance the project, approved the PILOT agreement, which will produce a roughly 50 percent tax break for t\le company over its initial 15 years a; a taxpaying Bethlehem business. · With those incentives won, Bruno announced that construction of the new 78,200-square-foot plant would begin soon, and that he hopes to complete the move from smaller quarters along the Troy waterfront by next May. Brittany Baron and Matt Nagy, members of Clayton A. Bouton Jr./Sr. High School's class of 2004, help out at ·a car wash fund-raiser in the The agreed-upon PILOT gave the firm . parking lot of SuperValu Foods in Voorheesville last Saturday. Jim Franco 75 percent abatement of its property taxes initially, declining in 5 percent annual increments until full valuation in year 16. It also includes "recapture" provisions designed to discourage an BCHS grad wins national teacher award early withdrawal from the agreement by the company, but Bruno offered other Teach for America members spent assurances of his long-term intentions for By KATHERINE McCARTHY a summer in Houston, training for their the business to remain in Glenmont. The IDA has debated for more than a In a special ceremony in New York upcoming jobs. year revising its standard PILOT policy City recently, Glenmont native Nicole · "It's not a substitute for teacher training," Sherrin said, "but Teach for · to become more competitive with those Sherrin received the first annual Teach of neighboring county and municipal for America Sue Lehmann Award for America usually goes where there are no teachers. At my roommate's school, for .. IDAs. Bethlehem's current standard Excellence in Teaching. PILOT is a 10-year plan offering 50 Her family was there to see her -instance, there are a couple of classrooms that have no regular teachers, only percent abatement in year one and 10 receive the award, as was first lady Laura percent reductions in that abatement rate Bush and former Secretary of State substitutes." Henry Kissinger. Sherrin rooms with a woman she met D BRUNO/page 5 'The whole thing was a surprise," said during training. Teach for America put the Sherrin, who graduated from Bethlehem teachers up for a week when they arrived Central High School in 1995. 'The trip at their destinations, and gave· them to New York was amazing. It was surreal, recommendations and provided a meeting Laura Bush and Henry resource guide about places to live. Kissinger." The Phoenix school district pays Both dignitaries spent time talking Sherrin the same salary as other second· • with Sherrin, who is teaching seventh­ year teachers. Teach for America and eighth-grade math for a second year members are able to defer their student at Alfred E Garcia Elementary School in loans for two years of service, and the Phoenix. Corporation for National Service pays off Founded in 1990, Teach for America the interest that accrues on the loans is a nationwide program that places during that time. In addition, corps recent college graduates - of varying A well-wisher congratulates Nicole members receive an educational award of academic majors-in teaching positions Sherrin, at left holding her certificate. $4,725 for each of their two years of in needy urban and rural public schools service. Games" that taught violence prevention At Alfred E Garcia School, most of the for two years. and conflict resolution in Sherrin graduated from Boston students are of Mexican descent, and the underprivileged schools. entire student body receives free lunches. College with a bachelor's degree in "I saw the inequities between "Half of the students are limited­ psychology in 1999. ·During her junior Bethlehem and other places," Sherrin and senior years, she participated in an English proficient," Sherrin said. "Some said. "A friend of mine had been in Teach speak no English. Many were born in AmeriCorps program called "Peace for America, and it sounded like a good Mexico, and a q~ajority of their parents fit for me." came from Mexico. Most of the students Sherrin got to list a few choices of are bilingual, and although I instruct in where she would like to be assigned, and English, I translate the key things, and the 11111111 Phoenix was her third choice. 6 Before going to Phoenix, Sherrin and D TEACHER/page 19 PAGE 2- May 16, 2001 THE SPOTLIGHT Association sets meeting dattr Van Allen resident files claim Bethlehem Historical Associa­ 7:30 p.m. and will feature annual By JOSEPH A. PHILLIPS of injuries suffered by Helen lawsuit. A notice of claim is a legal tion has scheduled its annual reports and the election of Bowen on the morning of Feb. 7, necessity." officers. ·A fall in an icy parking lot in meeting for Thursday, May 17, at when she slipped in the snowy A claim must be filed within 90 Cedar Hill Schoolhouse, 1003 Glenmont may lead to a personal­ Van Allen parking lot, fracturing Members and the public are injury lawsuit against an unlikely days of an injury in order to River Road in Selkirk. invited. To make a reservation, . defendant: the town of Beth­ her left leg and kneecap and preserve an individual's right to injuring her right foot. She was A barbecue will be served at 5 ~~~~~ct Barb Muhlfelder, 439- lehem's Industrial Development sue- and they have a year after p.m. and the annual meeting is at also treated for chest pains in the Agency. the filing to decide on further incident. Her husband, James; action. Such notices can also lead The town clerk was served last suffered "loss of services, to out-of-cot~rt settlements. month with a formal notice of companionship, consortium and Watch out for 1edestrians claim agasinst the agency filed on .society" .of his wife as a result, the What puts the IDA on the hook behalf of Helen and James claim asserts. as a potential lawsuit target is the $6.5 million in tax-free bonds it Bowen, residents of Van Allen The claim seeks to recover Apartments on Route 9W, by authorized to help finance medical expenses and damages, construction of the senior hous­ H~H BELLIZZI'S attorney Robert Pinney of the resulting from the agency's Albany personal-injury firm ing project, which was completed. "failing to provide proper safety last year. 2001 GRAND SLAM Martin, Harding & Mazzotti. measures against such dangerous Baseball k SoitbaU Camps Also served with notices of and defective condition and · ''When you get involved in any claim were American Housing hazard"-which is to say, failing business relationship, there is a Held at Elm Avenue Town Park, Delmar Federation, the builder of the to adequately clear the parking chain of contracts" making SPONSORED BY THE MOHAWK BASEBALL CLUB apartment complex, and The lot. investors in a project liable for damages related to it, Pinney said. *individual instruction *drills emphasizing throwing, Qase running, and fielding Hartford Insurance Group, the ''Whether or not an actual suit *intra camp scrimmages and games *recreational swimming project's liability carrier. will be filed; nobody can say," said "Here yo\1 have three parties *Bob Bellizzi- Director of Camps The notice asserts negligence Pinney. "A notice of claim is not a to this incident: somebody who 'Ken Hodge- Director of Baseball Camps on the part of the IDA as the cause owns the property, someone who *Dave Benyo- Director of Softball Camps controls it, and a party that's ht1rt. What the law says is, it's unfair to Counselors are former present college players 1& the injured party not to go after' ~~ ~001 CAMP APPLICATION the property owner, whoever they Music Studios Check Appropriate Choices: may be," he said - even if their Session 1 6/25-6/29 Baseball Softball ownership is largely on paper. Session 2 . 7/02·7/06 _. Baseball Only Summer Ensemble Workshop The damage claim is a first for 7/09·7/13 _Baseball Only the business · development 7/16· 7/20 _ Baseball Only We are now accepting applications for our summer ensemble workshop. agency. Over a 2 week time period, students will be placed in 4-5 piece ensembles and Session 5 7/23·7/27 Baseball Softball "It's more a legal technicality $1 &5.00 Per Week work on a variety of topics, with the focus being on playing with_ other musicians. Some of the topics covered will be tempo & groove, intonation, time that the IDA was named," ($315.00 2 Weeks • $445.00 3 Weeks • $565.00 4 Weeks • $675.00 5 Weeks) chairman Michael Tucker said. feels, Instrument tone, and listening skills. The last 2 days will be a recording NameofCamper ________________ Ago __ session In our state of the art recording studio, where the ensembles will be "It's normal to the extent that Address ________.City _____State __ ZipCode __ recorded onto a CO for each student to take home! the IDA is a technical owner of the ParenVGuardian ____-,-- ______ Phone ______ The workshop Is from August 6.- August 1 i.